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Obama Says Governor of Illinois Should Resign

Dec. 10, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama became the most prominent voice in a chorus of political leaders who called on Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich to step aside.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler